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Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Lupus (SLE) General ... (75%), Weight loss ... Pericarditis, Endocarditis ... ) Blood (75%): Anemia ... Thrombocytopenia #Lupus #SLE
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Fever • Anemia ... Papillary Muscle Dysfunction ... Carcinoid #Systolic
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Disorders secondary to Systemic ... Abnormality • SLE ... Iron deficiency anemia ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Autoimmune (SLE ... fatigue, weight loss ... Vascular: • Systemic ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Surgery: • Valvular dysfunction
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... arthritis, weight loss ... mild cognitive dysfunction ... • Libman-Sacks endocarditis ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
responses - Loss ... Behcet disease - SLE ... , Scleroderma, Systemic ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Autoimmune (SLE ... fatigue, weight loss ... Vascular: • Systemic ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Surgery: • Valvular dysfunction